Pilgrims of a Common Life: Christian Community of Goods Through the CenturiesMultiply Publications, 1987 - 207 pages A thorough but readable historical review of Christian Community of goods through the centuries. Essential reading for all those interested in the practice of Christian community both in the past and in the present. |
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Page 20
... nature rebels against what it sees as overdemand- ing , restrictive , and extreme in such matters as poverty ( Luke 12:33 ) , forsaking all things to be a disciple ( Luke 14:33 ; 5:11 ) , persecution and rejection ( John 15:20 ) , and ...
... nature rebels against what it sees as overdemand- ing , restrictive , and extreme in such matters as poverty ( Luke 12:33 ) , forsaking all things to be a disciple ( Luke 14:33 ; 5:11 ) , persecution and rejection ( John 15:20 ) , and ...
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... natural outworking in the sharing of possessions , so that all who were now united and equal in the blessings of God might also be so in temporal things : Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul , and no one ...
... natural outworking in the sharing of possessions , so that all who were now united and equal in the blessings of God might also be so in temporal things : Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul , and no one ...
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... nature of society are causing young people to look for alternatives , the extremist cults have grown and blossomed . Gurus and " prophets " in plenty have drawn many people by their supposed depth of spirituality and by the strength of ...
... nature of society are causing young people to look for alternatives , the extremist cults have grown and blossomed . Gurus and " prophets " in plenty have drawn many people by their supposed depth of spirituality and by the strength of ...
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... natural family had believed [ Acts 1:14 ] . ) The Centrality of Love The teachings of Jesus elaborate clearly the issues involved in the common life of his followers and form the raison d'etre for them . Foremost among them is his ...
... natural family had believed [ Acts 1:14 ] . ) The Centrality of Love The teachings of Jesus elaborate clearly the issues involved in the common life of his followers and form the raison d'etre for them . Foremost among them is his ...
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... " put off the old nature with its practices , " having just listed as a deadly sin " covetous- ness , which is idolatry " ( Col. 3 : 5 , 9 ) . As one Christian writer so trenchantly comments , who lived 46 Pilgrims of a Common Life.
... " put off the old nature with its practices , " having just listed as a deadly sin " covetous- ness , which is idolatry " ( Col. 3 : 5 , 9 ) . As one Christian writer so trenchantly comments , who lived 46 Pilgrims of a Common Life.
Contents
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The Late Middle Ages | 88 |
The Reformation | 102 |
The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | 118 |
The Nineteenth Century | 137 |
The Twentieth Century | 152 |
The Characteristics | 165 |
Appendix | 177 |
Bibliography | 191 |
Scripture Index | 199 |
The Author 207 | |
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